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Soundtracks on Videogames Help
Both Become Hotter Commodities

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Amy Braunschweiger Dow Jones Newswires

Updated Nov. 9, 2003 9:06 p.m. ET

NEW YORK -- The time when videogames used generic background music has passed. Today's videogames feature vibrant movie music-like scores and never-before-released singles by artists such as rapper Snoop Dogg and pop-punk band Blink-182.

The videogame and music industries have come to rely on each other. Few believe gamers will buy videogames solely for a few songs that could be downloaded from the Internet. However, game makers want...